Seine river cruises

The Seine river cruise is a Paris must do. It takes one hour to see the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, Musee d'Orsay, the Louvre from the river. It is possible to combine a Seine cruise with a tour of the city or a cabaret show. A great evening in Paris.

The Seine river in Paris

For 800 years, the city of lights has embellished the Seine river banks, now a spectacular Unesco world heritage sight.

Statue of Liberty on a Seine cruise

The most amazing monument you can see on a Seine River cruise is the statue of Liberty. The original Statue of Liberty in New-York City was a gift from France to America in 1886, designed by Auguste Bartholdi and moulded in Paris.

The main replica of the Statue of Liberty is located on the Ile aux Cygnes, an island within the River Seine, right by the Pont de Grenelle bridge.
This bronze statue was inaugurated in 1889, yet its creator absolutely hated the fact that it was facing to the east, and therefore turning her back on America, which was not the purpose of the statue, and definitely not the intentions to keep relations between France and America. However, it was only for the Universal exhibition of 1937 when places such as Palais de Chaillot were constructed, that the statue was actually moved to its current position as though it is facing towards America, just as it was first intented.

The Statue of Liberty on the Seine River

Love locks on Passerelle des Arts

The Passerelle des Arts across the Seine river is a romantic pedestrian bridge with views over the Ile de la Cite, the Louvre, the Musee d'Orsay and Notre Dame.

If you're aching to tell Paris that you're in love, it might be time to rethink the love lock on the Passerelle. The bridge, which was once smothered in 45 tonnes of padlocks, got a major face lift in 2015 as officials removed the locks and the bridge railings to attach a new "love-lock proof" design.